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The Digital Photography Show #95: What Do Digital Camera Buyers Want, Anyway?

July 25, 2008 :On today’s show, Michael gives me a quiz about what digital camera buyers really want. 

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8 Responses to “The Digital Photography Show #95: What Do Digital Camera Buyers Want, Anyway?”

  1. Scott Says:
    August 18th, 2008 at 9:00 am

    Hi Scott and Michael,

    Thanks for the show. Have you seen this
    http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/08/15/1233238&from=rss

    Also I have seen one person in the crowd at the Olympics with a slr and maybe a 200mm black lens. Also I know the Melbourne Grand Prix has restriction on lens entering the race track.

    regards
    Scott

  2. Pete Says:
    August 19th, 2008 at 6:03 am

    Good Show! Interesting about the Micro 4/3 system. Reminds me of the days when Olympus produced rangefinder cameras and then later an SLR for “Half Frame” 35mm. The SLR, the Pen F and later the Pen FT with through-the-lens metering, had quite a few interesting features. These included a titanium rotary focal plane shutter which allowed flash sync to 500th of a second, a fully functional through-the-lens viewing, and much smaller camera body and lenses. It was successful in its limited market. Check eBay, you can occasional still find one. There were of course the arguments about the negative and/or transparency requiring higher magnification than a 35mm full frame, but not as much as one would think for 8×10 prints, etc. Leica and others made interchangeable lens rangefinder cameras which were ultimately displaced by SLR’s driven by Nikon by the 1960’s if I remember correctly. I wonder if something might happen in that department also. I am off to look up the size of the 4/3 imager and compare it to a “half-frame.” Pete

  3. Simon Says:
    August 21st, 2008 at 10:28 am

    Great Show! It’s always great to hear another episode. One thing that I haven’t seen mentioned about the micro 4/3 system that I’m wondering about is if any of the 4/3 partners might make a digital rangefinder camera (like the Leica M8) using this mount and lenses. I don’t see why there would be any major obstacles, and that would eliminate the problem of shutter lag inherent in any design that uses a live-view LCD (whether it’s tucked in a viewfinder or on the back panel). To me the idea of an affordable rangefinder camera is really exciting (I’m not even close to being up for paying $6000 for an M8 and $2000 on each lens). I realize, of course, that a digital rangefinder would definitely be a niche product–far more of one than Scott thinks micro 4/3 is to begin with, but I think it’d probably be a bigger niche than the one for the Sigma DP1, for example. A micro 4/3 rangefinder with a little wide-aperture prime lens would be very interesting though.

  4. Darrell Says:
    August 23rd, 2008 at 2:18 am

    I’ve seen “no professional cameras allowed” at venues in the US as well. What does it mean? If someone buys a photo I took with a carboard pinhole camera, is that camera banned? We need a precise definition. This is one of those things that really bugs me.

    As for a smaller version of current DSLRs that don’t use a mirror or optical inside-the-camera viewfinder… I’m all for them as long as the photographic quality is the same or better than current DSLRS, and the digital display is instant, bright enough to outshine the brightest sun, and does not affect battery life. Which probably means no company is capable of making one I’d buy.

  5. Herne Says:
    August 27th, 2008 at 10:36 am

    Hey guys… I imagine you’re going to talk about the newly announced Canon 50D on the next show, are ya? I just put it on my Xmas shopping list…

  6. Lucas Says:
    September 7th, 2008 at 8:41 am

    As far as getting high quality images in a small body, the Sigma DP1 looks interesting, but I’m holding out for the micro fourthirds from Olympus or Panasonic. I know Scott won’t consider this based on the show because he thinks interchangable lenses are something no one really needs. I agree that I’m not all that excited about interchangable lenses, but I am excited about having a big sensor in a compact body.

    I’ve heard on the show and totally agree that a good companion to a DSLR is a compact for the situations when you don’t want to lug around your big SLR and lens bag. If that compact can have an APC-sized sensor and RAW format, why not go for it? I love my Canon A-series, but the current 4/3 sensor is much better on noise than my A570, or for that matter anything I’ve seen in the compacts. I suppose the only thing better would be the Nikon D300 sensor in a compact….
    Love the show Michael and Scott! Can’t wait for you to get back on the regular schedule in the fall.

  7. Michael Cortina Says:
    September 9th, 2008 at 1:52 am

    ZZZZzzzzzzz……..

    August 28 Scott wrote on face book page: Scott is putting the finishing touches on an interview I did for The Digital Photography Show…hello, today is August 8th – PLEASE EXPLAIN!

  8. Tom Burke Says:
    September 24th, 2008 at 10:28 am

    Hey Guys,

    Always a good show! I have a Canon Rebel XT with a variety of glass. However when I go on trip around the world dragging the DSLR and bag around is a pain. A compact is most definitely a must have, I just purchased a Canon G9 and I love it! The Digi III processor is the BOMB. Most of the same features of the DSLR but in a point & shoot. I highly recommend a good point and shoot as a companion camera to your DSLR.